Nearly every elected official in Massachusetts, from the governor to members of town boards, recite the phase “so help me, God” when taking the oath of office. But a proposal to amend the Massachusetts Constitution and eliminate the phrase has gained favor with a key committee in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Approved last week by the […]
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Measles, an extremely contagious and potentially dangerous disease, continues to spread in the US, with more than 700 cases so far this year in outbreaks that public health officials say are driven by communities refusing vaccines based on misinformation and conspiracies. Across the country, local leaders have struggled to gain the upper hand against new
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On February 8, 2019, Harris reintroduced the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act, which would repeal the Global Gag Rule, which bans federal funding for non-governmental organizations that provide abortion counseling or referrals, advocate to decriminalize abortion, or expand abortion services. On the issue, she said: “The United States should never force non-government organizations
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In an interview with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner, on May 16, 2018, Hickenlooper explained his thoughts regarding the Masterpiece Cakeshop court case, which dealt with whether businesses can refuse certain services based on the First Amendment claims of free speech and free exercise of religion: “I believe and I think almost everyone in Colorado
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Did Arizona Governor Doug Ducey jump the wall of church-and-state separation with an Easter Facebook post that celebrated the alleged resurrection of Jesus? Secular Communities for Arizona, a “vibrant and growing community of Arizonans who self-identify as atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers, and other labels of personal choosing” believe so. On Tuesday, a lawyer for the
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In a May 6th, 2012, Meet the Press interview, Biden made a statement supporting gay marriage saying: “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.”
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On September 17, 2015, Joe Biden spoke on abortion and reproductive rights with American Magazine in the Office of the Vice President: “I’m prepared to accept as a matter of faith, my wife and I, my family, the issue of abortion, but what I’m not prepared to do is to impose a precise view that
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) took to Twitter on Saturday to share a video of him listing out what he believes to be the five “cultural narratives” in creating a “sustainable society.” The last point highlighted by the Republican lawmaker was liberty, in which he noted that “liberty isn’t exactly freedom,” but it’s “freedom within a set
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In a video posted on Twitter February 18, 2018 for his senatorial campaign, O’Rourke addressed the issue of school vouchers saying: “I remember being in a diner in Henrietta, Texas and listening to a Republican public school teacher who told me that if we allow Betsy DeVos to take her hard earned tax dollars out
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On January 5, 2017, Warren and colleagues introduced S.54, the Protect American Families Act, which sought to prohibit the creation of a federal registry based on religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or nationality. On the issue, Warren stated, “Targeting people based on their religion flies squarely in the face of who we are
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